I'm not tabbing out the solos, they are best imporvised in E blues pentatonic mostly at the twelfth fret. In addition to distortion, you'll need a wah to get a sound something like what Hendrix did during the first solo and here and there in the second solo. INTRO: eb-7-7-7-7-7-7--7-7-7-7-7-7-|-5-5-5-5--5---------------| Bb-8-8-8-8-8-8--8-8-8-8-8-8-|-7-7-7-7--7--7------------| Gb--------------------------|--------------------------| Db--------------------------|----------------2---------| Ab--------------------------|--------------------------| Eb--------------------------|-------------------3(b)---| VERSE: eb--------------------------|---------------------------| Bb--------------------------|---------------------------| Gb--------------------------|---------------------------| Db-2------------------------|----------------2----------| Ab--------------------------|---------------------------| Eb--------------------------|-------------------3(b)----| People talkin but they just don't know, eb--------------------------------|-----------------------| Bb--------------------------------|-----------------------| Gb--------------------------------|-----------------------| Db-2------------------------------|------------2----------| Ab--------------------------------|-----------------------| Eb--------------------------------|---------------3(b)----| What's in my heart and why I love you so eb-------------------------|----------------------------| Bb-------------------------|----------------------------| Gb-------------------------|----------------------------| Db-2-----------------------|-----------------2----------| Ab-------------------------|----------------------------| Eb-------------------------|--------------------3(b)----| I love you baby like a miner loves gold eb------------------------|---------------|-------------------| Bb------------------------|---------------|-------------------| Gb------------------------|---------------|-------------------| Db-2----------------------|---------------|-------------------| Ab------------------------|---------------|-----5-------------| Eb------------------------|---------------|-5h7---5----3--5--0| Come on sugar let the good times roll Hey! CHORUS E7#9 A13 eb---------------------|-----------------------------| Bb----8----8--8-----7--|-----------------------------| Gb----7----7--7--x--6--|-----6-----------------------| Db----6----6--6--x--5--|--------------------5--------| Ab---------------------|--------------5--7-----7--5--| Eb---------------------|---------5--7----------------| eb-------------------|-------------------------------|--------------------- Bb---8----8--8----8--|-------------------------------|--------------------- Gb---7----7--7----7--|--9p7----------9p7-------------|------6---6--6------- Db---6----6--6----6--|------9p7----------9p7---------|--7---5---5--5p0--5(b) Ab-------------------|----------10p7---------10(b.5)-|--------------------- Eb-0-----------------|-------------------------------|--------------------- eb------------------------|-----------------------|--------------------| Bb------------------------|------8----------------|--------------------| Gb------------------------|------7----7--7--------|--------------------| Db--7(b)----7--5--7-----5-|------6----6--6--0-----|------0h1--2--------| Ab-------------------7----|-----------------------|----2--------2------| Eb------------------------|--0-----------------3--|-4-------------3(b.5) eb----------------------|-----------------------|-----------------| Bb-----3----3--3--------|-----------------------|-----8-----------| Gb-----2----2--2--------|-----------------------|-----7--7--7-----| Db----------------1--0--|--2--5(b)--------------|-----6--6--6-----| Ab--2-------------------|-----------5--7--------|-----------------| Eb----------------------|-----------------5(b)--|--0-----------0--| eb----------------------|-------------------|------------------| Bb----------------------|-------------------|------------------| Gb--8--8----8-----------|-------------------|------------------| Db--7--7----7---2-------|-------------------|------------------| Ab-------(0)------------|--2----------------|------------------| Eb-----------------3(b)-|-------------------|------------------| So many people live in make believe... VERSE 2: Same riff as verse 1 So many people live in make believe That keep a lot a goin up their sleeve but my love baby isn't the kind that fold come on baby let the good times roll... eb----------------|-------------------------|----------------------| Bb----------------|-------------------------|----8----------8------| Gb----------------|-------------------------|----7----7--7--7--6---| Db----------------|-------------------------|----6----6--6--6--5---| Ab----------------|-------5-----------------|----------------------| Eb----------------|--5h7-----5--7--3--5--0--|-(0)------------------| good times roll.. Hey! Hey ba- eb-----------------------------------|----------------------| Bb-----------------------------------|------8---------------| Gb---6-------------------------------|------7---------------| Db---5----5----5----5----------------|------6--6--6--6--6---| Ab-----------------------7-----5-----|------------------7---| Eb-----------------------------------|-0----------------0---| by let the good times roll eb-------------------------|----------------------| Bb-------------------------|----------------------| Gb-------------------------|-----6----6--6--6-----| Db--6--6--6----------------|-----5----5--5--5-----| Ab--7--7--7--7--7--7--5h7--|--0----------------0--| Eb-----------0-------------|----------------------| Wo little baby, come eb-----------------------------------|-----------------------|-------------- Bb-----------------------------------|------8----8--8--8-----|-------------- Gb-----------------------------------|------7----7--7--7-----|----7-7---6--- Db-----------------5----5----5----5--|------6----6--6--6-----|-6--6-6-6-6-5- Ab--0----0----0----0----0----0----0--|-----------7--7--7--7--|----7-7-7-7--- Eb-----------------------------------|--0-----------------0--|-------------- on and let daddy thrill your soul Hey ba- eb---------------------|--------------------------|--------------------- Bb---------------------|--------------------------|--------------------- Gb-----8----8--7----6--|--------------------------|--------7-----7--0--7 Db-----7----7--6----5--|--5-----------5--5--------|--------6--6--6--6--6 Ab---------------------|--------5--7--------7--5--|--------7--7--7--7--7 Eb--7--7----7----------|-----7--------------------|-10--0-----0--------- by Let the good times roll Wah on eb-----------------|--2--3--4--5--6--| Bb-----------------|--2--3--4--5--6--| Gb--3--4--5--6--7--|--2--3--4--5--6--| solo for about 34 bars Db--4--5--6--7--8--|--1--2--3--4--5--| Ab--4--5--6--7--8--|--2--3--4--5--6--| Eb--2--3--4--5--6--|-----------------| After the solo: eb--------------------------|-------0--0----0-----|---------7--0--------| Bb--------------------------|---------------------|----8----0-(0)-------| Gb-----------------7--7-----|--7----8--8----8--7--|------7--------7--6--| Db-----------6--6--6--6--6--|--6----7--7----7--6--|------6--------6--5--| Ab--14\0-----7--7--7--7--7--|--7------------------|---------------------| Eb--------0-----------------|---------------------|---------------------| eb-----------7--0--------|--0-----------------------|-----------0-----0---- Bb-----8--------0--8--7--|--------0-----8-----0--0--|-----8--0--0--8--0---- Gb--6-----6-----------6--|-----7--7--7--7--7--------|--7--7--7--7--7--7--6- Db--5----(5)-------------|-----6--6--6-----6--------|--6-----------------5- Ab-----------------------|--------------------------|---------------------- Eb-----------------------|--------------------------|---------------------- eb---------------7--0--------|--------7--6--5-----------|-----------7--10----0- Bb-----7(b.5)----0--0-----8--|--0--0-----------8--5-----|--------8--0------8p0- Gb-----6------6--6-----6--6--|--6--------------------0--|--7--7-----7--7------- Db--5---------5--------6-----|--5--------------------0--|--6--6-----6--6------- Ab---------------------------|--------------------------|---------------------- Eb---------------------------|--------------------------|---------------------- eb-------0----0-----0---------|-------------------|--------------------| Bb-----8p0--8p0---------------|-----9p7--7--------|--------------------| Gb---------------7-----7--7/--|--8--8----8--8--6--|--------------------| Db--6------------------6--6/--|--7--7----7--7--5--|-----------5--7--5--| Ab----------------------------|-------------------|--------5-----------| Eb----------------------------|-------------------|--5--7--------------| eb----------------------|----------------|-----7-----10--7--------| Bb-----8----8--8--8--8--|----------------|-----0--0--0---0--7--6--| Gb-----7----7--7--7--7--|--8----8--8--7--|--7-----7------7--6--5--| Db-----6----6--6--6--6--|--7----7--7--6--|--6---------------------| Ab----------------------|----------------|------------------------| Eb--0-------------------|----------------|------------------------| eb----7--6--5--------0--|--0-----------------0--0--|------------------------ Bb--6----------8--5--0--|--0-----------8--0--0--0--|-----8-----0--0--8------ Gb--5-------------------|-----7--7--7--------------|--7-----7-----------6--- Db----------------------|-----6--6--6--------------|--------------------5--- Ab----------------------|--------------------------|------------------------ Eb----------------------|--------------------------|------------------------ eb-------------------------|--0----0--------0--------|-----------7-------0--| Bb-----8p5--8p5--8p5--8p5--|--0----------0-----8-----|-----8--------8p0-----| Gb--6--6----6----6----6----|--6-------6-----------7--|--7-----7----------7--| Db--5----------------------|-------------------------|--6----------------6--| Ab-------------------------|-------------------------|----------------------| Eb-------------------------|-------------------------|----------------------| eb--7-----7-----7-----------|-----------------------|--------------------| Bb-----8-----8--------------|-----9--------9--------|--------------------| Gb-----7-----------7--7--8--|--8--8--8--8--8--8--6--|--------------------| Db-----6-----------6--6--7--|--7--7--7-----7--7--5--|-----------7--------| Ab--------------------------|-----------------------|--------5-----5--7--| Eb--------------------------|-----------------------|--5--7--------------| eb------------------------|-----------------|--------------------------| Bb-------8----------------|-----------------|--------------------------| Gb-------7----7--7--7-----|-----8-----------|--------------------------| Db-------6----6--6--6-----|-----7--------5--|--------------------------| Ab------------------------|-----x-----------|--7-----------------------| Eb--0------------------0--|--7-----7--7-----|--0-----------------------| A love is nice if it's Third Verse with same riff as verses 1 and 2: A love is nice if it's understood It's even nicer when you're feelin good You got me flippin like a flag on a pole Come on sugar let the good times roll... eb---------|-------------------------|-------------------|-------------------| Bb---------|-------------------------|--8----------------|-------------------| Gb---------|-------------------------|--7----7-----7--6--|-----6-------------| Db---------|-------------------------|-------6--6--x--5--|-----5-------------| Ab---------|-------5-----------------|----------7--7-----|-------------5-----| Eb---------|--5h7-----5--7--3--5--0--|----------------5--|--5-----5h7-----0--| Roll... yeah letthegoodtimes eb-----------------------|--------------------------------| Bb-----8-----------------|--------------------------------| Gb-----7-----7--7--------|--------7-----------------------| Db--------6--6--6--------|-----6--6--6--7p5---------------| Ab--7-----7--7--7--7--7--|--7--7--7--7-------7p5--5p0--0--| Eb--0-----0--0--0--0--0--|--0--0--0--0--------------------| roll eb-------------------------|--------------------------|------------------------ Bb-------------------------|--------------------------|--------8-----8--8--6--- Gb--------6-----6--6-----6-|--6-----6-----6--6--6-----|--------7-----7--7--7--- Db--------5-----5--5-----5-|--5-----5--5--5--5--5-----|--------6-----6--6--6--- Ab--0--0-----0-------------|-----0--------------------|--7--7--7-----7--7--7--- Eb--5--5--------------0----|-----------------------0--|--0--0-----0-----------7 Thrill me baby Showpapahow good timesroll eb---------------------------|--------------------------|--------------------- Bb--------0------------------|--------------------------|--------------------- Gb---------------------------|--------8-----8--8-----6--|--6------------------ Db--------5------------------|--------7-----7--7-----5--|--5-------------5---- Ab--5--7-----7--5----7p5-----|--------------------------|---------5--7--5--7-5 Eb------------------------7--|--7--7-----7--------0-----|-----5h7------------- mama let me thrill yoursoul letthegoodtimes wah on OUTRO RIFF eb----------------------------------|--------------12----------| Bb-----------------8--8--8----8--8--|------12------12--12------| Gb-----------------7--7--7----7--7--|------12----------12------| Db-----------------6--6--6----6--6--|--14------14----------14--| Ab-----7--7--7--7-------------------|--------------------------| Eb--0--0--0--0--0-------------------|--------------------------| roll... OUTRO RIFF (LOWER OCTAVE) eb----------0--------| Bb-----0----0--0-----| Gb-----0-------0-----| Db--2-----2-------2--| Ab-------------------| Eb-------------------| Outro: The riff is varied and repeated, mixed in with some leads at the twelfth fret, with wah switched on and off and various intervals, until the lower octave of the Outro riff is repeated till fade.

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